Bay Area Dance Week

April 25 – May 4, 2025

10 days of free dance events celebrating our dynamic and diverse Bay Area dance community. Watch inspiring artists, practice your own style, or discover a new groove. Whether hip hop, salsa, aerial, folk, modern, Bollywood, ballet, pole, West African, or many more – There is something for everyone. Participating each year is easy and everything is free.

Event hosts around the Bay Area can submit free events to take place during Dance Week, ranging from classes, performances, open studios, workshops, and more.

Participants can explore the Bay Area Dance Week Hub before the festival to sign up for free events.

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Registration is open for artists and organizations to add free events open to the public during April 25 – May 4, 2025.

To register your free events for Dance Week:

Visit the Bay Area Dance Week Bopsidy Hub
Log in to your Bopsidy profile.
- New to Bopsidy? Visit Bopsidy.com and sign up!
Click “Submit an Event” and fill in your details.

For more instructions, click here.

Submitting as soon as possible allows greater visibility for you event. There is no deadline to submit events.

Get inspired by exploring the 2024 Dance Week Calendar and the 180 activities offered.

Join us for the Kickoff Celebration at Union Square

Dance Week kicks off with a family friendly community celebration on April 25th, 12-1pm at Union Square!

Rhythm & Motion will lead One Dance, a routine designed for all participants to perform together. Watch the One Dance tutorial video to learn the moves in advance, or show up and follow along! All are welcome. Register to make sure you receive updates about more kickoff activities and event reminders.

If you’re an educator bringing a group/class, we’d love to hear from you!

For more One Dance practice:

Take a Rhythm & Motion class from instructors teaching One Dance as part of their classes.
Join for a free rehearsal at the ODC Dance Commons on Sunday, April 20, 11:30-12:15pm.

History of Bay Area Dance Week

National Dance Week was founded in 1981 to increase awareness of dance and its contributions to our national culture. The first Bay Area Dance Week (BADW) festival grew out of a public dialogue in 1998, when dance artists, administrators, and organizations came together to explore how best to spotlight Bay Area dance during National Dance Week. The festival that emerged took a national initiative and imbued it with the innovative and inclusive spirit of the Bay Area. As the largest per capita center for dance in the United States, the Bay Area’s festivities have been the most extensive and best attended celebrations in the country since BADW’s inception. Each year, over 100 dance organizations and artists present events during Bay Area Dance Week, involving more than 2,500 artists and 20,000 attendees.

Bay Area Dance Week is presented by Dancers’ Group.